GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| ignite | to set afire |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |